ANDREW MORTON

🌳Matureactive
03490506 · private-unlimited · incorporated 1998-01-09
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£825.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 08990
Sector: Mining & quarrying
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 73120Media representation services
  • 90030Artistic creation
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -74% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
91 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £825,463
Cash draining
Cash down 74% YoY
Cash YoY
-74%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£48k
↓ 74% YoY
Net Worth
£825k
↑ 6.9% YoY
Current Assets
£343k
↓ 29% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£165k£330k£495k£660k£825kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£839.0k£788.1k
Current assets£343.5k£481.7k
Cash£48.2k£182.6k
Net assets£825.5k£772.1k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2025-11-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-05-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-11-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2024-10-01
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    MORTON, Lydia appointed
    director
  7. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-08-16
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  9. 2022-09-30
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  10. 2021-09-03
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  11. 2020-09-11
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  12. 2019-05-22
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  13. 2018-09-12
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-01-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2017-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-04-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2017-04-19
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  18. 2011-01-12
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    MORTON, Lydia resigned
    director
  19. 2009-03-31
    ➕
    MORTON, Alexandra appointed
    director
  20. 2009-03-31
    ➕
    MORTON, Lydia appointed
    director
  21. 2009-02-01
    ➖
    MORTON, Alexandra resigned
    director
  22. 2009-02-01
    ➖
    MORTON, Lydia resigned
    director
  23. 2009-01-29
    ➕
    MORTON, Lydia appointed
    director
  24. 2005-11-30
    ➕
    MORTON, Alexandra appointed
    secretary
  25. 2005-11-30
    ➖
    MORTON, Lynne resigned
    secretary
  26. 2005-11-30
    ➕
    MORTON, Alexandra appointed
    director
  27. 2005-11-30
    ➖
    MORTON, Lynne resigned
    director
  28. 1998-01-09
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    Company incorporated
    As ANDREW MORTON
  29. 1998-01-09
    ➕
    MORTON, Andrew appointed
    director
  30. 1998-01-09
    ➕
    MORTON, Lynne appointed
    secretary
  31. 1998-01-09
    ➕
    MORTON, Lynne appointed
    director

Owner dependency

98/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MORTON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — MORTON, Lydia (same surname) appointed 2024-10-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Morton
Individual · British · DOB 12/1953 · age 73
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-unlimited
Incorporated1998-01-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC08990 — SIC 08990

Registered office

105-111 Euston Street
London
NW1 2EW
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-23
Last: 2026-01-09

Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)

MORTON, Alexandra→
secretary · appointed 2005-11-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MORTON, Alexandra→
director · ~43y · appointed 2009-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MORTON, Andrew→
director · ~73y · appointed 1998-01-09
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Active
MORTON, Lydia→
director · ~41y · appointed 2024-10-01
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Active
MORTON, Lynne→
secretary · appointed 1998-01-09 · resigned 2005-11-30
Resigned
MORTON, Alexandra→
director · ~43y · appointed 2005-11-30 · resigned 2009-02-01
Resigned
MORTON, Lydia→
director · ~41y · appointed 2009-03-31 · resigned 2011-01-12
Resigned
MORTON, Lydia→
director · ~41y · appointed 2009-01-29 · resigned 2009-02-01
Resigned
MORTON, Lynne→
director · ~73y · appointed 1998-01-09 · resigned 2005-11-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (91 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-09-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-11